AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER

Steve Young

1961 - Today

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Jon Steven Young (born October 11, 1961) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, most notably with the San Francisco 49ers. He was drafted by and played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Prior to his NFL career, Young was a member of the Los Angeles Express in the United States Football League (USFL) for two seasons. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Young has received more than 5,799,253 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Young is the 20th most popular american football player (up from 21st in 2019), the 13,245th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,414th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American American Football Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS

Among american football players, Steve Young ranks 20 out of 63. Before him are Michael Oher, Peyton Manning, John Elway, Walter Payton, Travis Kelce, and Lawrence Taylor. After him are Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, Colin Kaepernick, Troy Aikman, Andrew Luck, and Patrick Mahomes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Steve Young ranks 624. Before him are Salva, İsmet Yılmaz, Alain Casanova, Juan Cayasso, Byron Scott, and Lee Tae-ho. After him are Romulus Gabor, Elzo Coelho, Oksen Mirzoyan, Bruce Timm, Yobes Ondieki, and Carlo Rota.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Young ranks 13,245 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Metcalf (1946), Aries Merritt (1985), Stephen Bowen (1964), Elizabeth Lail (1992), Joshua Malina (1966), and Bokeem Woodbine (1973). After him are Gifford Pinchot (1865), Dana Vollmer (1987), Jane Barkman (1951), Annie Montague Alexander (1867), Jennifer Lynch (1968), and Colin Cunningham (1966).

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Among AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among american football players born in United States, Steve Young ranks 20. Before him are Michael Oher (1986), Peyton Manning (1976), John Elway (1960), Walter Payton (1954), Travis Kelce (1989), and Lawrence Taylor (1959). After him are Brett Favre (1969), Aaron Rodgers (1983), Colin Kaepernick (1987), Troy Aikman (1966), Andrew Luck (1989), and Patrick Mahomes (1995).

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